The EU Council has extended individual sanctions against Russians for more six months

Sanctions against146individuals and 37legal entitiesfrom Russia have been extendeduntil September 15.The decisionwill bepublished in the Official journal of the European Unionon Saturday.

The EU has decided to extend individual sanctions against the citizens and legal entities of Russia and Ukraine until 15 September who are considered by the EU responsible for “undermining the territorial integrity” of Ukraine. The decision will be published in the Official journal of the European Union on Saturday.

The European Union has adopted a package ofindividualsanctions aimed at “countering the threats to the territorial integrityand independence of Ukraine“. After the referendumon the reunification of Crimea with Russia,the restrictive measureshave been extended several times. The current sanctions will be effective until15March 2016 that include assets freeze and travel ban tothe EUin respect of 149individuals and37legal entities, includingRussian businessmenandofficials, as well as the leadershipof the self-proclaimedDonetskand Luhansk People’s republics.

In addition to individual sanctions, the EU has imposedsectoralrestrictivemeasures against Russia, the so-calledeconomic sanctions,whichwill have effect until31 July2016.